Guangdong Province is a southern province,
with an area of about 230,000 square kilometers.
A general from Guangdong Province, wearing a green military uniform, with a round face and a simple and honest smile.
Li Zongren, the leader of the Guangxi Clique, was born in 1891. In 1929, 1930, and 1936, he fought three wars against Chiang Kai-shek, but was defeated and appeased as a war zone commander.
Li Zongren was feared by Chiang Kai-shek, the pressure was mounting and the situation was urgent.
Li Zongren sighed deeply, the pressure made him inexplicably nervous.
After feeling the political pressure, Li Zongren could only contact Lin Zheng.
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At the airport, Li Zongren soon waited for Bai Chongxi's return.
“Brother Bai, how did your talk with Lin Zheng go? Did Lin Zheng make things difficult for you?”
Bai Chongxi replied, “Lin Zheng saw through me at a glance. He knew why I was there!”
“Lin Zheng wants Brother Li to meet him!”
“Lin Zheng said it’s a matter of the Guangxi Clique’s survival!”
Li Zongren smiled, feeling relieved.
The two then boarded a passenger plane.
The plane was a jet airliner.
Similar to the Boeing 747, it ushered in a new era of aviation.
The fuselage was 70 meters long and 60 meters wide, with four powerful engines. It could carry a hundred passengers at a time with a carrying capacity of 30 tons.
Currently, Lin Zheng only produces a few dozen passenger planes, firstly because of the post-war consumption capacity of the members, and secondly because of the fuel consumption and cost-effectiveness.
The ideal goal is to convert half of them into transport aircraft for cargo transportation.
With a range of 12970 kilometers, it could make round trips between Australia and the Mountain City, or from the Mountain City to the Northeast!
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The passenger plane soared through the sky. Inside the luxurious cabin, the two men were admiring the view from above.
One of their subordinates, an undercover agent from the Military Commission’s Secret Service, took out a Browning pistol and approached them. But he was quickly subdued by another subordinate. Both Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were shocked and broke out in a cold sweat!
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Red Alert Base
Office
Lin Zheng and Li Zongren shook hands.
“Nice to meet you… nice to meet you…”
“I’ve heard much about you, but seeing is believing!”
Li Zongren’s face was a smile.
Li Zongren sat on the sofa, and then the two began to talk.
Li Zongren was skilled in commanding large armies, leading hundreds of thousands of troops at once.
Lin Zheng said, “Brother Li, I have to say something. I know you have ambitions.”
“Ambition alone won’t defeat Chiang Kai-shek! Chiang Kai-shek may not be strong militarily, but he is very good at internal struggles.”
“Here, don’t harbor ambitions you shouldn’t have.” Li Zongren was startled when he heard this!
His clothes were soaked with sweat.
Lin Zheng saw through his intentions.
Lin Zheng knocked on the table and said, “We can still be friends, cooperating in the industrial field.”
“I need to reorganize 100,000 Guangxi troops to engage in a larger-scale battle with the Japanese.”
Lin Zheng knew that the Guangxi Army used Czech machine guns, Zhongzheng rifles, wore Toni steel helmets, had widespread elementary education, and had high combat morale.
Lin Zheng planned to equip them with Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, RPG-7s, and a J-5 fighter squadron to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Guangxi Army.
After listening carefully, Li Zongren agreed to the plan to reorganize 100,000 Guangxi troops.
Upon his return, Li Zongren summoned the senior officers of the Guangxi Clique and announced Lin Zheng’s series of reorganization plans.
The senior Guangxi officers said, “Commander Li, are you determined? If you’re determined, we’ll follow you!”
Li Zongren took the senior officers to see the passenger planes, the weapons and equipment that had been transported by the modified planes.
Each plane could carry more than ten tons of weapons!
He demonstrated the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle to them. The Type 56 is a rifle based on the AK-47, with a range of 400 meters and a rate of fire of six rounds per minute. Its performance is very good.
When the RPG-7 was fired at a tank target, it penetrated the tank, which burst into flames.
The J-5 fighter squadron equipped for the Guangxi Army was superior to the aircraft of the various countries during World War II.
The advanced equipment convinced the senior Guangxi officers to support the reorganization.
The 100,000 Guangxi troops underwent intense training in the shortest possible time, familiarizing themselves with the weapons.
Then they boarded the Guangzhou-Hankou Railway and the Pinghan Railway, heading towards the Jinzhou area!
Jinzhou had sufficient ammunition and other military supplies.
Lin Zheng's promise was very effective, his word was his bond, and his prestige was very high. Li Zongren was about to go to the front lines, and a larger battle was brewing!
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Mountain City
The Chairman’s Residence.
Chiang Kai-shek put down his newspaper, “So, De-ling requested that 100,000 Guangxi troops travel on the Guangzhou-Hankou Railway and the Pinghan Railway?”
“The 100,000 Guangxi troops have been equipped with semi-automatic rifles and a new fighter squadron?”
Chiang Kai-shek laughed angrily, “Damn it! What’s with the request! Doesn’t Lin Zheng control the railway?”
“Am I supposed to provide them with food and clothing along the way?”
“It’s outrageous!”
Chiang Kai-shek was still somewhat troubled.
Li Zongren had been competing with him for decades.
And Lin Zheng made him even more troubled.
Looking at the sand table map, Chiang Kai-shek thought about the current situation, “Damn it, since it’s about killing the Japanese devils, I will also send the New German-style Army to kill the Japanese devils!”
“I will also deploy 100,000 main forces to participate in the war!” Chiang Kai-shek, the Public, cared about face. This desire for face forced him to also participate in the war against Japan. Chiang Kai-shek couldn’t fall behind in his fight against Japan!